The government has revealed its Brexit negotiating position on research and some of the post-withdrawal plans for EU university staff. But are universities already experiencing the effects of last year’s referendum vote?

Letters: In every age, people will find ways to justify and celebrate what is in their economic interests, writes
Joseph Cocker, while
Jenny Blackwell says controversial statues should remain, but context should be provided

Many news organisations published Robbie Travers’ claims to have been victim of a PC stitch-up. If only they had dug a little deeper into the murky racial politics behind the story, says Observer columnist Nick Cohen

Children as young as seven believe that they are valued more for their appearance than for their character. It’s time to break down these stereotypes, says author and children’s campaigner Natasha Devon